Terms

Understanding: "Islamofascism"

Islamofascism, a recently-contrived word, refers to the idea that the goals of Islam and fascism run parallel to each other. The word is used mainly by well-known Islamophobes.

Eli Clifton is a reporting fellow with The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute who focuses on money in politics and US foreign policy. Clifton is a co-author of the Center for American Progress's report "Fear Inc.: The Roots Of the Islamophobia Network In America," which tracked millions of dollars of funding for Islamophobic organizations in the U.S.

Haroon Moghul is a Senior Correspondent at Religion Dispatches and Senior Editor at The Islamic Monthly. He is a Ph.D. candidate at Columbia University, focusing on 'Allama Muhammad Iqbal's concept of reconstruction; his research more broadly includes Islam in India and Islamic networks across the greater Indian Ocean and West Asian regions. Moghul is also the author of two novels – "My First Police State" and "The Order of Light."

ABOUT THIS PROJECT

Islam For Reporters tracks data on Islamophobic incidents in the U.S. and provides tools for reporters covering Islam-related issues or Muslim American communities. IFR began as the Master's project of Nausheen Husain at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.